Mieke van den Berg, Object 1 (male ego), 2017

Mieke van den Berg, Object 1 (male ego), 2017

Domestic Violence (DV) happens behind closed doors and is often suffered in silence by the victim and might even not be aware that it is happening. This series expresses the victims feelings and reflects the actions and the suffered pain of the abuse back at the abuser.

Yelled at the block of wood for 10 minutes

Chased after it with a hammer through the yard and didn’t stop until I had blisters on my hands.

Painted it mat black in the hope to make it disappear

Tried to suffocated and strap it in glad wrap

Wanted to make it tighter and heat gunned it

Attacked it with a circular saw

Tried to smooth it over and patch it up, sanded it and painted it in gloss enamel

No point saw it in half as I see he had split personality

Again tried to mend it with staples, would never fit together again

Set it alight from the inside and watched it burn from the inside out